Samsung, Micron warn China’s Xian lockdown could disrupt memory chip manufacturing
By Joyce Lee and Manya Saini (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology, two of the world’s largest memory chip makers..
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U.S. coronavirus cases hit new high, hospitalizations creep up
(Reuters) -The average number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States hit a record high of 258,312 over the past sev..
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Australia seeks to ease COVID-19 test rules as cases hit records
By Renju Jose and Sonali Paul SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia will seek to make urgent changes to COVID-19 testing rules ..
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Dollar firms in soft holiday trading, outlook bullish
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – The dollar inched up on Wednesday as a recent rally in shares showed signs of petering out, b..
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U.S., Russian officials set for security talks on January 10 – U.S. official
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Russian officials will take part in security talks on Jan. 10 as the countri..
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Australia COVID numbers hit a peak as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia recorded another record surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as an outbreak of the highly infect..
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Gazprom says it will not sell gas on its spot platform this week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas giant Gazprom does not plan to hold auctions for spot gas sales on its Electronic Sales Platform ..
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Vaccine and infection data mark small victories in Omicron battle
By James Macharia Chege and Josephine Mason JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) -Two vaccine makers said their shots protected against Omicr..
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Scotland reports fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations with Omicron
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – In Scotland, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus appears less likely to result in COVID-19 hospita..
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COVID-testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases hit records
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s COVID-19 testing facilities were severely stretched on Thursday amid a record..
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UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said that from Wednesday it was reducing the COVID-19 self-isolation period to seven d..
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Sky no longer the limit for Germany’s ‘Mainhattan’ skyscraper boom
By John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Towering above a nondescript office quarter of downtown Frankfurt, a 47th floor th..
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EU regulator backs Novavax shot as region’s fifth COVID-19 vaccine
By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) – The European Union’s drug regulator on Monday approved use of the COVID-19 vaccine from U...
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Pro-Beijing ‘patriots’ sweep Hong Kong election with record low turnout
By Edmond Ng and Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) – Pro-Beijing candidates swept to victory in an overhauled “patriots”..
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Sterling erases post-BoE gains as Omicron weighs
LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound slipped to a three-day low on Monday, nearing $1.32 versus the greenback as a broad risk-of..
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Oil prices slide as rapid Omicron spread dims fuel demand outlook
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices slumped 3% on Monday as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Euro..
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Soccer-England drawn with Italy and Germany in Nations League
NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) -England were handed a tough draw for the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League after they were grouped alongside Eu..
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World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, U.S. surge – IEA
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a ne..
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France halts British visitors, EU nations tighten borders as Omicron rises
By Dominique Vidalon and Aislinn Laing PARIS (Reuters) – France imposed travel restrictions on travellers from Britain on Thursd..
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Chinese envoy to Japan: calls on Tokyo for support of Beijing Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) -China’s envoy to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday said the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics had been unfortunat..
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Cricket-England look to crash Australia’s pink ball party
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – England are preparing to throw the kitchen sink at Australia in the day-night second Ashes t..
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Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis
By Michael Erman and Deena Beasley NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill..
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Soccer: Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week
(Reuters) – The Premier League found a record 42 cases of COVID-19 among players and staff at various clubs over the past week, ..
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Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage
By Gayatri Suroyo and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on..
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Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’
(Reuters) – Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021, a..
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Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk but data on severity limited
By Stephanie Nebehay and Ludwig Burger GENEVA (Reuters) – The Omicron coronavirus variant, reported in more than 60 countries, p..
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Soccer-Manchester United suffer COVID-19 outbreak
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United suffered an outbreak of COVID-19 among players and staff on Sunday, jeopardising their next..
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Plan C? UK PM Johnson not planning further COVID rules despite Omicron growth
By Kylie MacLellan and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not planning further restrictio..
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UK economy almost flat-lined in October, adding to rate hike doubts
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy barely grew in October, before the emergence of the new Omicron variant of the corona..
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AstraZeneca to supply COVID-19 antibody cocktail to Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – AstraZeneca said on Friday it will supply Singapore with its COVID-19 antibody cocktail, Evusheld, by the ..
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Renewing democracy is ‘defining challenge of our time,’ Biden tells summit
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden gathered over 100 world leaders at a summit on ..
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Soccer-Second-string Man United held by Young Boys
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -A second-string Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw with Switzerland’s Young..
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Japan’s COVID-19 cases defy Asia rebound, yet fears remain for winter wave
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s COVID-19 infections are falling in contrast with rebounds in other parts of Asia,..
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Jefferies COVID case outbreak casts pall over Wall St’s office return
By Aaron Saldanha, Noor Zainab Hussain and Matt Scuffham (Reuters) – Investment bank Jefferies Financial Group on Wednesday aske..
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Cricket-England skittled for 147 as Australia captain Cummins shines
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Pat Cummins took a five-wicket haul in a dream start to his Australia captaincy as England were ski..
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Cricket-England’s Anderson fit but rested for first Ashes test – Buttler
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -England paceman James Anderson will be rested for the first Ashes test against Australia but he is fit to play, w..
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Cricket-Stokes looking good ahead of first Ashes test – Root
SYDNEY (Reuters) – England captain Joe Root said he did not “feel comfortable” naming his team for the first Ashes t..
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